Colby College

Waterville, ME

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,262
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, small, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 8.87%

Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)

First generation college students: 10.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled:
Percentage of students who are veterans:

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,471
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1400 - 1530

2022 Median Admit ACT: 33
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 32 - 34

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.7% (2007)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 57.2% (2007)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 48.9% (2011)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 49.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 57.1%
Black: 5.2%
Hispanic: 8.2%
Asian: 10.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 9.5%
Unknown race: 3.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $76,425
In-State tuition: $61,220
Out-of-State tuition: $61,220

Estimated books and supplies: $850 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $15,745 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $850 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $5,905 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $850 (2022)

Average Family Income: $108,964 (2007)
Median Family Income: $94,859 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 9.6%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,157 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $203 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $3,982
$30k-48k $4,519
$48k-75k $3,314
$75k-110k $15,255
$110k+ $40,947

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 81%
6-year graduation rate: 87%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $19,157 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,730 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,689 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $11,450 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 90.4% (2015)
@3 year 91.7% (2017)
@5 year 93.9% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 81.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $40,454 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $58,184 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 57 $19,313 $205 $34,990 ($2,916) $44,699 ($3,725)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 33 $41,526 ($3,461) $48,989 ($4,082)
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 34
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 21 $17,500 $186 $48,002 ($4,000)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 17
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 18 $32,447 ($2,704)
Bachelor's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 14
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 22
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Science, Technology and Society. 7
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 36 $62,539 ($5,212)
Bachelor's Degree Classical and Ancient Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 12
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 15
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 17
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 31 $40,321 ($3,360) $51,623 ($4,302)
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 17
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 71 $24,250 $257 $61,422 ($5,119) $102,153 ($8,513)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 55 $27,000 $286 $48,012 ($4,001)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 6
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 17
Bachelor's Degree Music. 2
Bachelor's Degree History. 24
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 14


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $104,346
Full time faculty: 96%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $878,323,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,257,738,000 (2022)